Revoluble retort for distilling oil.



S. M. HEREER.

REVOLUBLE RETORT FOR DISTILLING. UIL.

APPLtcATioN F|'LED-sEPT.26. 1916.

1,227,560. Patented May 22, 1917y 3 SHEETS-SHEET l.

S.- M. HERBER.

REVOLUBLE RETORT FOR OISTILLING 0H..

APPLICATION FILED SEPT- 26| 1916.

Patented May 22, 1917.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

S. MHER'BER. REVQLUBLE nimm Fox msmu e on.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT- 26 1916.

l Patente May 22, 19X?.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

J AMUPPvL 'SAMUEL M. HERBER,

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REVOLIIBLE EETORT FOR DISTILLING- GIL.

Specification for Design.

Patented May 22, 191'?.

Application led September 26, 1916. Serial No. 122,236.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, SAMUEL MADISON Henman, a citizen of the United States, residing at Inza, in the county of Buchanan and State vof Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Revoluble Retorts for Distilling Oil; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as 'will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to oil'distillation and more particularly to a special form of retort which I employ in order to accomplish the most desirable results, my object being to piovide a reliably efficient form of rotatable retort and cooperating domes with means intermediate the retort and dome to provide the requisite degree of resiliencyr to thoroughly compensate for all vibrations or relative movement of the retort and the dome whereby the connections between the retort and dome will at no time be under undue strain which might cause leakage of the substances passing from theA retort to the dome and from the dome back to the retort incident to the process of distillation..

With theforegoing and other objects in View it will be seen from the following specification considered in connection with' the accompanymg drawings that I have provided a yspecial method of mounting my rotatable retort whereby it will be reliably carried upon track ways or ridin rings and rollers, wheels or other form o anti-friction carriers in such a manner that when operatively connected to the dome there will be a free yielding action of the connecting parts which will insure against urs-due strain, inasmuch as-a full compensation is aiiorded by the special manner of mounting my rctort, against all undue strain and injury to said connecting parts.

In a former application filed by me viz: Serial No. 44,299 I have shown a rotatable retort operatively connected to'stationary domes' while in another application tiled by me on April 5, 1916, Serial No. 89,035 I have provided a rotatable retort and resiliently mounted domes and in both `of said applications I have provided annular track ways of, ordinary construction surrounding my' rotatable retort, but I desire to call par ticular attention in this application to the special form of annular track way or riding ring for my rotatable retort inasmuch as I will show in this application a riding ringv of special construction whereby my YQtatable retort will be mounted in a thoroughly safe and eiiicient manner without reference Ito the load carried by the retort.

I desire, therefore, in this application to call particular attention to the details of construction of my annular track way or riding ring which. I preferably provide one for each end of my retort and another for the middle section thereof as shown in the drawings, though it will be understood that should the rotatable retort be unduly lengthened, any desired number of riding rings or annular track ways may be provided with suitable supporting carrying wheels or rollers. i

In the accompanying drawings, which are madea part of this application,

Figure l shows av longitudinal part sectional view oil-my rotatable retort and cooperating domes operatively mounted in their respective working positions.

Fig. 2 is a cent-ral sectional view of one end of my rotatable retort and contiguous parts.

Fig. 3 is a transverse centralsectional` view of the retort as mounted and on substantially the same scale Fig. 2.

Fig. Il is an end view partly broken away showing one sprocket tooth in position.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the segments or sections of the sprocket wheel or flange.

Fig. G is a perspective sectionalyiew of a portion of my annular track way or riding ring. y

Fig, 7 shows one section or segment of the carrying and reinforcing flange disposed intermediate the riding ring and periphery of my retort.

Fig. 8 is a sectional view of said part shown in Fig. 7 as mounted on the retort, 100

and also showing a sectional view of a contiguous part of the wall of my retort.

In order to conveniently refer to the various features of my invention and coperating accessories, numerals will be employed, 1,05

the same numeral applying to the corresponding parts throughout the several views.

Referring in detail to the drawings, 1

represents my rotatable retort which may 11n be made in any desired manner having suitable end sections 2 with manholes 3 if desired and also having a suitable housing at withdisehargo vents or flues 5 for the products of combustion arisingl from the combustion chamber G, thel latter being formed in any preferred way as by the supporting walls 7 or equivalent means. If desired grate bars 8 may also be provided, said grate bars being supported in any desired way. Thus, any suitable form of fuel may be employed, but preferably the retort is heated by means of the liquid or gaseous fuel pipes 9 suitably mounted in the conibustion chamber above the grate bars 8.

Within the housing 4 thus or otherwise provided, I rotatably mount my retort upon the grooved carrying wheels 10 having the journals 11 disposed iu the bearing blocks 1'2. each of the said grooved carrying wheels being adapted to be moved laterally in its bearings as will be hereinafter referred to.

I iio'iv wish to call particular attentionto the' fact that I have provided aj riding ring or annular track way for my rotatable retort. said carrying rings being multiplied in number as deemed productive of the best results, though it is thought that for ordinar \y practical purposes three will be amply suflicient, one at each end and one at the middle portion of the retort asshown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. Inasmuch as my retort well charged with oil incident to the operation thereof will possess great weight, it is very desirable and important and in fact at all times absolutely necessary that the weight shall no't come directly upon the walls of the retort and in order to obviate the necessity of doing so I have provided a'special form of construction for my riding ring or track way wherein it will he observed that I have first secured to the walls of my retort eXteriorly, the reinforcing carrying flange or pad. Vwhich is preferably built up of a plurality of sections 14 as shown in Fig. 7, and these sections are properly Iriveted or otherwise secured to lthe peripheral face of 'the retort, preferably near the ends thereof and in the middle portion, and said flange thus built up of segments is utilized as a support for my carrying ring or track way proper, which is preferably formed in two complementary sections and properly bolted or otherwise secured to the. flange 14. though a solid ring may be provided for each end section if desired.

My riding ring or track way is formed with the annularpbody portion 15 having the inwardly extending flange 16, near the central portion thereof, the latter being adapted to be bolted to the outwardly extending flange of the segmental reinforcing ring 14 as by passing bolts through the openings 17 designed to register with the openings 18 in the flange 1G as more clearly shown in Fig. l of the drawings. The. body portion 15 is also provided with a right angled flange 19, which extends outwardly a or radially from tlm retort and to the peripheral edge of the flange 19, I secure, preferably by a plurality of'. bolts or screws E20, the lip Q1, or ifdesired, said lip `may be formed integral with the flange 19.

0n the outer face of the body portion 15 I also form at the central portionthereof or directly opposite the' flange 16, the rib which is designed to fit into the groove provided in the carrying wheel 10, above referred to.

To the edge of the body portion l15 opposite the flange 19 I secure a plurality of segmental members as shown in Fig. 5 and comprising the body portion Q3 each having a tooth or teeth 2l. the said body portion being secured by suitable locking screws 25 extending through the openings 26 when registered with the openings 27 as will be clearly obvious. When the proper number of segmental members .23 have thus been bolted to the outer edge of the body por-v tion or plate 15 a complete sprocket wheel is thus provided by means of which my` retort may be freely rotated in either direction from any suitable source of power.

lt will be understood that the lip 21 is designed to project laterally inward, thereby fitting in a recess 28 formed in the contiguous part of the end of the housing 4 and as the free edge of the plate 21 fits snugly into said recess the products of combustion are prevented from escaping at this point.

By reference to Fig. 8 apd other views it will be seen that the plurality of segments as shown in Fig. 7 tend to strongly reinforce the walls of the retort at this point inasmuch as the plurality of angle plates when united together form a practically continuous ring around the retort at this point and thereby impart great strength and rigidity to the walls which will enable the retort to he freely rotated in either direction whether partly or completely filled.

It will be understood that the joints of the several members 14 are to be broken with or overlapped by the flange 16 when assembled when not in use. 'Asinother applications filed by me T. have piovided-si1itable means to deliver the oil or steainintofthe retort and permit the escape of gaseous vproducts from the retort into the .domes/out through the trunnions and also'provided for the return of the heavier products escaping into the dome, whereby the said heavier products mayl fall freely back into the retort and since I have fully described in detail in other applications how this can be accomplished I deem 4it unnecessary in this application to refer specifically thereto.

It will be seen that I have provided suitable form of supporting standards 29 for. the domes and a flexible oryieldin connc. tion between the domes proper an the ro-I tating still, said flexible connection being of any preferred character as the expansion joint, indicated by the numeral 30.

I have furthermore provided suitable supporting and ibeinforcing guiding wheels.

31 properly mounted in any desired and suitable manner and obviously the purpose of `said/wheels is to hold the retort from having undue play orV lateral movement upon the carrying wheels 10.

I desire 'to call particular attention to the construction and the method of mounting my carrying rings or annular track ways inasmuch as it will be observed that a plurality of segmental members 14.- may be readily provided as by forging, casting or otherwise, requiring no absolutely perfectI accuracy and when they are properly secured at proper points upon the peripheral face of the retort the .track way proper, preferably formed in two sections, though it will be understood may be formed inv one piece is properly disposed imposition relative to, the outwardly extending flanges of the segments previously secured to theretort, when suitable holes in the flanges 14 I may be formed to register with suitable holes previously provided in the inwardly directed flange. 16 and said parts are reliably secured by suitable bolts or rivets.

It will also be obvious that the'carrying ring or annular `track way may be first roperly trued, as in a suitable lathe upon its outer surface whereby when placed in position upon the retort, the exterior surface of the ring designed to coperate with the carrying wheels l0 will cause the retort to rotate truly and without jar or undue vibration. y

I have thus provided the specific form of carrying rings and means of anchoring the saine for the reason that it is found impracticable to shrink the carrying ring upon theend of the retort and I, therefore, desire to call particular attention to the specific construction. presented for these parts and tolv" cover the same in the following By means of the foregoing construction for the carrying rings and method of se curing the same Vto the peripheral face of the retort at the desired point or points I` am enabled to greatly reduce the cost of building my retortA as compared with the more expensive and less satisfactory method of shrinking the carrying 'rings or track ways directly upon the ends of the retort, or otherwise securing the same in position, while at the same time a maximum degree of strength is also imparted to the walls ofv the retort as will be required incident to the rotation of the retort contents thereof.

Believing that the advantages, constructio'n and manner of using my invention have and the weight of the to the peripheral face of the retort for en-` gagement with said inwardly. directed flanges, a housing, means interposed between the outwardly extending flanges and the Vhousing to form a sealed joint, for the said rings.

2. In a rotatableoil distilling retort, a liossing therefor,'in combination with carrying rings or trackways for the rotatable purpose specified, and means for supporting` thus been made' clearly apparent, further ico retort, segmental flanges secured Ato the retort at desired points thereon, means con` iiectiiig said fianges with 'said rings whereby the carrying face of the ring will be concentric with the peripheral face of the retort, said carrying rings' being provided with outwardly directed fia-nges, lips connectedtothe outwardly extending flanges of' the rings and engageable with the housing, and carrying wheels engagcable with said trackways.

3. The combination with a rotatable 'oil distilling retort, of a plurality of segmental members attached to the retort, a ring having an inwardly directed fiange connected to `said segments whereby the outer face of said -ring will be substantially concentric with the peripheral face of theretort, a housing for the retort and spacedgth'erefrom, the

-ring being prvided with an outwardly directed flange, means extending laterally inward from' said outwardly directed flange `and engaging the-housing, for the purpose specified, and means engageable withrsaid ring for supporting the retort in its revoluble movement. f

4. The combination with a rotatable oil distilling retort, of carrying rings surround ing said retort'and concentric thereto, said rings being formed at one side edge with 13' se i 1,227,560

trie relation to the retort, the rings being formed intermediate ot' their sideedges and on their outer peripheries with ribs, groored carrying wheels in which said ribs are receired. and a sprocket connected to the side edge of one of said rings opposite to thc edge. where the outwardly directed flange of said ring 1s formed.

a. The conibination with a rotatable oil distilling retort, ot' a housing therefor. and means for supporting said retort in its revoluble movement and at `the saine time allowing for the longitudinal expansion and contraction of said4 retort. said means conting of." riding rings formed with 'inivardlawainl outwardly directed flanges, a plurality ot' segmental members connected to the retort and fastened to the inwardly i direted flanges of said rings. lips connecti ed to the outwardly directed flanges and extending laterally inward into engagement with the housing. said rings being formed `onftheir peripheries with cirenmferentially extending ribs, grooved supporting wheels upon `which said rings are supported and in the grooves or which said ribs4 are received, and bearings for said wheels iin which the wl'ieels are capable of a bodily increment in a direction at right angles to `their reroluble movement.

6. The combination with a rotatable oil distilling retort, of means for supporting said retort in its revoluble movement, said means comprising carrying rings formed with outwardly and inwardly extending flanges, segments connected to the periphery of the retort and to the inwardly extendingv flanges of said rings, a housing for the retort, and means connected to the outwardly extending flanges of the rings for engagement with the housing lo forni a sealed joint therewith, for the. purpose specified.

T. The combination with a rotatable oil distilling retort, of carrying rings coneentrilcally disposed to the retort and surrouiuling the saine, said rings being connected to the retort and formed with outwardl;1 extending flanges, a housing, means connected to the outwardly extending flange-s of the rings for.

engagement with the housing, for the purpose specified, and a sprocket connected to one of said rings.

8. The combination with4 a rotatable oil distilling retort, of carrying rings surrounding said retort and concentric thereto, said.

carrying rings being formed with inwardly extending flanges and with outwardly extending flanges in o fl'sct relatioiito the inwardly extending flanges, a housing, lips 'connected to the outwardly extending flanges of the rings and engageable with the housing, segments Vconnecting the inwardly` ex tending flanges of said rings and the retort, said rings being formed on their periplieries with ribs, and grooved carrying wheels in the grooves'of which' the ribs are engaged, as and for the purpose set forth.

9. The combination with a rotatable oil distilling retort, of carrying rings surrounding said retort and concentric thereto, said rings being formed at one yside edge with outwardly extending flanges, a housing, lips connected to said outwardly extending.

flanges and engaging said housing, for the purpose specified, the rings being also formed with inwardly extending flanges, angular segments connecting said inwardly extending flanges to the retort. the rings being formed, in the same plane as said inwardly extending flanges and on the outer peripheries of the rings with ribs, andgrooved carrying wheels in which said ribsare received. a

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

SAMUEL M. HERBER. 

